I have been working with single family houses the last few years. I have decided to buy multifamily. I contacted my realtors and told them that I want to find a 30 unit complex for $800,000. She came back with 23 unit for $850,000. It has been rehabbed with granite…

One of the things I like to do is to buy appliances, electrical and plumbing fixtures when I find them cheap. I don’t wait until I have a project. The problem with waiting until you need them, you are at the mercy of the store. What I find is, if…

When you are investing in real estate, you need to realize that real estate is a team sport. You can’t be the best at everything and if you were it would take too much of your time. With that said, you need a team of professionals helping you with your…

In order to retire it is not about an age and it is not about a big pile of money. The problem is that the pile of money is never large enough. Why is the pile never large enough? That is because what keeps you from retiring is that there…

I looked at several ways to make enough money so that if I worked or not I would have enough money to live my lifestyle. I deceived I needed a business. I had a vending business, a video store and real estate. Although they all made me money the only…

The US census of 1990, 2000 and 2010 all show that 90% of Americans retire at or below poverty income levels. Why is this you ask? It is because there is only 1 way to retire that is to have social security, a passive income stream (like a pension) and…

I was in corporate America working sixty to eighty hours a week at a job that I really loved. Although I was paid very well and I was under a pension system and had a 401k, I was still trading time for money. I was too busy earning a living…